Getting home requires driving at a steep incline with some stop signs and curves for about five minutes.
Car smells like burning rubber after going uphill.
One subaru was quoted as saying ya you try running up a god d m hill for over an hour and lets see if you smell like roses.
Apparently during uphill climbs the subarus develop an odor around the under bonnet that some describe as a burning plastic smell.
I only downshift when going on a long downhill.
A fault in the electrical system of your car or truck can often present as a sudden burning rubber smell.
Car smells from clutch.
My brake pads are still oem with 60 front and 50 rear remaining my car.
And the quantity of car smells like burning rubber after driving will be decreased.
I ve asked the mechanics at sf toyota.
I heard that if it smells like sulfur you should double check your gas or exhaust.
Every time i get out of the car there s a burning smell coming from the rear passenger side wheel well.
This is a special type of burning like burning newspaper.
Then go stay in at first and then use that distance as margin to start and stop every time.
This can occur when you are changing gears.
My car doesn t have the rubber smell.
Otherwise i use my brake.
Many times a burning smell will come from your clutch.
Causes of burning rubber smell in your car.
While you re driving normally.
I go on a long uphill to my house daily and never smell anything like that.
If you catch burning clutch smell during normal driving then it is a sign of a slipping plate.
Normally burning occurs when two surfaces are rubbing together.
The odor itself will typically drift in through the ac ducts and it may not last for too long as the burnt fuse doesn t make a continuous smells like some of the other problems on this list.
While going down a steep hill with the brakes slammed hard the friction may burn the brakes leading to the emission of smoke.
While you are crawling uphill slowly make sure that you do keep some space between the vehicle in front of you and your car.
It s a common phenomenon while driving uphill when you have to rev the engine more.